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CVE-2020-36465

CVE-2020-36465 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Use after free in generic-array

Reported by mitre · Published August 8, 2021

generic-array is fixed in 0.13.3, 0.13.0, 0.12.4 and 9 more (crates.io)

An issue was discovered in the generic-array crate before 0.13.3 for Rust. It violates soundness by using the arr! macro to extend lifetimes.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
generic-arraycrates.io0.13.3, 0.13.0, 0.12.4, 0.12.0, 0.11.2, 0.11.0, 0.10.1, 0.10.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.4, 0.8.0
generic-arraygeneric-array_project0.13.3, 0.12.4, 0.11.2, 0.10.1, 0.9.1, 0.8.4

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a
crates.iogeneric-array0.13.0, 0.12.0, 0.11.0
n/an/a*

Timeline

  • Aug 8, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 8, 2021 CVE Published
  • Aug 4, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 30, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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